{{Short description|Racecar driver from Florida}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox NASCAR driver | name = Bernard Alvarez | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|12|14}} | death_date = | birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, United States | image= | death_cause = | Best_Cup_Pos = 90th - 1964 NASCAR Grand National Series season| Cup_Wins = 0| Cup_Top_Tens = 0| Cup_Poles = 0| First_Cup_Race = 1964 Fireball Roberts 200 <small>(Old Bridge Stadium)</small>| First_Cup_Win = | Last_Cup_Win = | Last_Cup_Race = 1965 Greenville 200 <small>(Greenville-Pickens Speedway)</small>| awards = | Years_In_Cup = 2| Total_Cup_Races = 9| }}

'''Bernard Alvarez''' is a retired NASCAR Grand National Series race car driver whose career spanned from 1964 to 1965.<ref name="alvarez">[http://racing-reference.info/driver/Bernard_Alvarez ''Bernard Alvarez''] racing information at Racing Reference</ref>

==Career== Alvarez's career was rather short, with no wins or top ten finishes resulting from it.<ref name="alvarez"/> However, he managed to finish an average of 25th place after starting an average of 19th.<ref name="alvarez"/> His {{convert|133.6|mi|km}} of racing would earn him $1,250 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1250|1965|r=2}}}} when adjusted for inflation), which was considered a decent salary for the time.<ref name="alvarez"/> All of his races ended in mechanical failure<ref name="alvarez"/> and he became a driver/owner in 1964.

== Motorsports career results ==

=== NASCAR === (key) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)

====Grand National Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" !colspan=69| NASCAR Grand National Series results |- ! Year ! Team ! No. ! Make ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! 35 ! 36 ! 37 ! 38 ! 39 ! 40 ! 41 ! 42 ! 43 ! 44 ! 45 ! 46 ! 47 ! 48 ! 49 ! 50 ! 51 ! 52 ! 53 ! 54 ! 55 ! 56 ! 57 ! 58 ! 59 ! 60 ! 61 ! 62 ! {{abbr|NGNC|NASCAR Grand National classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1964 ! nowrap| Bernard Alvarez ! rowspan=2| 10 ! rowspan=2| Ford | CON | AUG | JSP | SVH | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | RCH | BRI | GPS | BGS | ATL | AWS | HBO | PIF | CLB | NWS | MAR | SVH | DAR | LGY | HCY | SBO | CLT | GPS | ASH | ATL | CON | NSV | CHT | BIR | VAL | PIF | DAY | ODS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OBS<br /><small>22</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRR<br /><small>21</small> | ISP | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GLN<br /><small>19</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LIN<br /><small>19</small> | BRI | NSV | MBS | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AWS<br /><small>33</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DTS<br /><small>15</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONA<br /><small>26</small> | CLB | BGS | STR | DAR | HCY | RCH | ODS | HBO | MAR | SVH | NWS | CLT | HAR | AUG | JAC ! 90th ! 686 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/alvarbe01/1964/W|title=Bernard Alvarez – 1964 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=July 14, 2020}}</ref> |- ! 1965 ! Gary Weaver | RSD | DAY | DAY | DAY | PIF | ASW | RCH | HBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL<br /><small>42</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GPS<br /><small>24</small> | NWS | MAR | CLB | BRI | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR<br /><small>DNQ</small> | LGY | BGS | HCY | CLT | CCF | ASH | HAR | NSV | BIR | ATL | GPS | MBS | VAL | DAY | ODS | OBS | ISP | GLN | BRI | NSV | CCF | AWS | SMR | PIF | AUG | CLB | DTS | BLV | BGS | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAR<br /><small>DNQ</small> | HCY | LIN | ODS | RCH | MAR | NWS | CLT | HBO | CAR | DTS | colspan=7| ! 115th ! 132 !<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/alvarbe01/1965/W|title=Bernard Alvarez – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=July 14, 2020}}</ref> |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Racing-Reference driver|Bernard_Alvarez}}

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